The PureWave DSTATCOM continuously monitors system voltage and provides the reactive power that is needed to compensate for variable output from renewable energy plants.
S&C Electric Company, a global leader integrating renewable energy sources to the grid, announces today an expansion of its PureWave DSTATCOM® Distributed Static Compensator product line. The new system, a single-inverter model of S&C’s field-proven PureWave DSTATCOM, is specifically designed as a cost-effective VAR compensation solution for small wind generation plants.
Although many wind energy generation systems require VAR compensation solutions to meet grid code requirements, these solutions were previously only economical for much larger renewable energy systems. S&C’s new PureWave DSTATCOM model gives smaller wind generation plants precise VAR compensation functionality that allows them to achieve their renewable energy goals.
“All renewable generation systems—from large wind plants to single-turbine systems—must meet grid code requirements before they can be connected to the grid,” says Jim Sember, vice president, power quality products division, S&C. “The expanded PureWave DSTATCOM product line is a proven VAR compensation solution that ensures renewable energy of all shapes and sizes, including energy generated from plants with one to six turbines providing less than 3.5 MW of electricity, can be utilized.”
The PureWave DSTATCOM continuously monitors system voltage and provides the reactive power that is needed to compensate for variable output from renewable energy plants. Its modular design allows for quick installation that helps wind energy plants meet grid code requirements, and its use of S&C’s field-hardened power electronics technology and distributed intelligence permits extremely rapid response time.
“As more states and countries set renewable energy goals, we are helping project developers and utilities get their renewable projects online more efficiently while optimizing and controlling output,” says Sember. “S&C’s solutions play an integral role in ensuring wind projects successfully meet even the strictest grid interconnection codes.”